sorry for the crappy pics but those were the best of the 100 i took..lol
when he bullies another fish he has a black stripe thru his eye to his mouth and his bottom fins are black
id...victorian??
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sorry for the crappy pics but those were the best of the 100 i took..lol
when he bullies another fish he has a black stripe thru his eye to his mouth and his bottom fins are black
No, it's not a calli, there is not the band through the eye. The pics are rough but it might be a burtoni and neither species is a Victorian.
when hes bullying or defending his rock he gets a black band that goes thru his eye to his mouth and his bottom fins go black.
I have seen some "blueish" variants of the burtoni. The leading edge of the pelvic fin will turn black with a blue hue but not the entire fin. Some burtoni's will even exhibit some banding through the body, especially if you turn the tank lights on when the tank is dark. The spotting on the dorsal and tail are the give away.
Here's one of mine:
One more of my males:
mine has just 1 spot on its anal fin...ill try to get better pics...ill catch im and put him in a smaller tank for some pics tonight.
I got burtoni, he has as different shape to him so I'm inclined to say no thought the markings and color are really close.
the OP's fish looks more like a species of tilapia to me... if you wanted my guess, maybe a blackchin? (btw, the only species illegal to keep in the USA is the spotted tilapia, and that may only be in the southern states anyway). he is a pretty fish, and you should keep this updated... he's still young, so i could be wrong...